The world’s most expensive fine arts are as varied as the tools used to make them, like oil paints and purple pigment made from snails. We traveled the world to discover what makes art so expensive. Our first stop is Japan’s Nara Prefecture, where for over 450 years the company Kobaien has been making some of the world’s most sought-after calligraphy ink.

Episodes:
00:00 Intro
00:29 Japanese Calligraphy Ink
12:36 Japanese Calligraphy Brushes
21:39 Tyrian Purple Dye
32:29 Sơn Mài Painting
39:15 Oil Paint
44:47 Kolinsky Sable Brushes
51:12 Bonsai
56:40 Bonsai Scissors
1:07:15 Paint Made From Pollution
1:13:30 Modern Art

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